Georgian Lover's Eye Miniature, Late 18th Century serpentine commode Height 35

Height  35

each of this set of three “tables gigognes” features a rectangular marble top set inside a brass faux bamboo structure

the owner of a coach and carriage painting business

Found in a chateau in Lyon this period 18th Century

Elegantly framed and evocative of postwar European abstraction

Georgian Lover's Eye Miniature, Late 18th Century serpentine commode Height 35A rare late 18th century eye miniature brooch, painted in watercolor on ivory and framed with natural seed pearls in a gold setting. These intimate lovers eye jewels were worn as tokens of secret affection or mourning, popularized in Britain during the 1790s. This example is particularly refined, with delicately rendered hair and gaze, evoking both romance and mystery.